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ornithologist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɔːnɪˈθɒləd͡ʒɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑləd͡ʒɪst/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English ornithology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ornithologist From ornithology + -ist.

Meanings

1. A person who studies or practices ornithology.
   • Mr. Worple in his spare time was what is known as an ornithologist. He had written a book called American Birds, and was writing another, to be called More American Birds. 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:
   • Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration. 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016, pages 47–48:

Forms

Deriveds

ethnoornithologist

Synonyms

ornithologer

Translations (65)

nl vogelkenner (expert in ornithology) · fr ornithologue (expert in ornithology) · gd eun-eòlaiche (expert in ornithology) · vo jibödavan (expert in ornithology) · gl ornitólogo (expert in ornithology) · da ornitolog (expert in ornithology) · tr ornitolog (expert in ornithology) · pl ornitolog (expert in ornithology) · el ορνιθολόγος (expert in ornithology) · lt ornitologas (expert in ornithology) · it ornitologo (expert in ornithology) · yi אָרניטאָלאָגיסט (expert in ornithology) · lt ornitologė (expert in ornithology) · pt ornitólogo (expert in ornithology) · ro ornitologă (expert in ornithology) · ga éaneolaí (expert in ornithology) · ca ornitòleg (expert in ornithology) · ar خَبِير فِي عِلْمِ الطُّيُور (expert in ornithology) · es ornitóloga (expert in ornithology) · de Ornithologin (expert in ornithology) · fr ornithologiste (expert in ornithology) · sv ornitolog (expert in ornithology) · de Vogelwissenschaftler (expert in ornithology) · ar عَالِم طُيُور (expert in ornithology) · et ornitoloog (expert in ornithology) · cy adaregydd (expert in ornithology) · be арнітолаг (expert in ornithology) · nb ornitolog (expert in ornithology) · et linnuteadlane (expert in ornithology) · cs ornitolog (expert in ornithology) · ko 조류학자 (expert in ornithology) · it ornitologa (expert in ornithology) · cmn 鳥類學者 /鸟类学者 (expert in ornithology) · th นักปักษีวิทยา (expert in ornithology) · de Vogelkundler (expert in ornithology) · ca ornitòloga (expert in ornithology) · gv eean-oayllee (expert in ornithology) · vo hibödavan (expert in ornithology) · vi nhà điểu học (expert in ornithology) · ja 鳥類学者 (expert in ornithology) · hu ornitológus (expert in ornithology) · de Vogelkundlerin (expert in ornithology) · de Vogelwissenschaftlerin (expert in ornithology) · is fuglafræðingur (expert in ornithology) · ro ornitolog (expert in ornithology) · nl ornitholoog (expert in ornithology) · la ornithologus (expert in ornithology) · fa پرندهشناس (expert in ornithology) · pt ornitóloga (expert in ornithology) · de Ornithologe (expert in ornithology) · fi ornitologi (expert in ornithology) · cy adarydd (expert in ornithology) · nn ornitolog (expert in ornithology) · ru орнито́лог (expert in ornithology) · tr kuş bilimci (expert in ornithology) · de Orni (expert in ornithology) · hy թռչնաբան (expert in ornithology) · gl ornitóloga (expert in ornithology) · te విహంగ శాస్త్రవేత్త (expert in ornithology) · vo bödavan (expert in ornithology) · lv ornitoloģe (expert in ornithology) · lv ornitologs (expert in ornithology) · fi lintutieteilijä (expert in ornithology) · es ornitólogo (expert in ornithology) · eo ornitologo (expert in ornithology)